Gutter hanger



March 10, 1925- 1,528,996

s. STECKLER GUTTER HANGER Filed July 17, 1 3

A TTORNEY Patented Mar. 10; 1925.

SAMUEL STECKLER,- or wm'rn F I C E PLAINS, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR T PLAINS SHEET METAL :WORKSgOF WHITEPLAINS, NEW YORK, A. COPA RTNERSHIP CON- SISTING or iv'roanrs STECKLER ANn IGUTTER Application filed m 17,

T 0 all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL S'I'ECKLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at White Plains, county of \Vestche'ster, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gutter Hangers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to gutter hangers, and an obi'ect thereof is to. provide means of a simpified nature for supporting the gutter properly and rigidly, and wherein the'hanger may be easily and quickly applied to the gutter and anchored to the roof. A further object of the invention is to simplify the construction of the hanger as well as its manner of application to the gutter, and at the same time to greatly increase the strength of the hanger.

'A still further object is to provide a hanger possessing the above qualifications which may be easily manufactured; which may be constructed at comparatively low cost; which possesses a minimum of parts; which has its parts so constructed, assembled. and arranged as to preclude the possibility of wear, breakage or derangement; and whichwill prove thoroughly practical and efiicient in use.

With these objects in View, together with others which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, all as will be described more fully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawings, and

particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings: Fig. l is a transverse sectional view taken througha gutter of familiar type, and illustrating, in section, ahanger constructed in accordance with the invention as applled thereto, I v

Fig. 2'is a sectional view .taken on the hne 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is an outside edve view of with the hanger applie and Fig. 4 is a plan view of the blank of which the hanger is formed, before being shaped for application to the gutter or eaves trough. In the drawings, 5 indicates a roof gutter, the outer edge of which is provided, as usual,

with a longitudinal head or rolled portion 6,

while the inner edge 7 of the trough is;

plain.

the gutter The gutter is supported in proper sain SAMUEL swam.

Banana.

1923. Serial 1%.: 652,087.

relation to the roof by a plurality of hangers, spaced proper distances apart, which hangers, in thisinstance, are suspended from the roof Each hanger comprises a bridge member and a strap; the former spanning the gutter and the latter passing beneath the same and tightly gripping the. gutter, and both ofthese parts are formed of a single piece of material. This material may be any metal possessing the requisite flexibility to enable the strap to be bent in conformity with the shape of the gutter.

The blank of which the hanger is formed is shown in Fig. at, and comprises a somewhat widened portion 8 comprising the bridge member, the said portion being of a length equal to or slightly exceeding the dis tance between the inner and outer edges of the trough-'5. The inner end of this portion is narrowed as at 9 and apertured as at 10 to receive the locking end of the strap, and in practice the longitudinal edges of the bridge member are bent inwardly at substantially right angles upon the lines 11, whereby the bridge will be channeled. It will be noted that the longitudinal edges of this bridge are curved, and the greatest breadth of the same occurs at substantially the intermediate part of the bridge. By so constructing the bridge, great strength and rigidity is given to the bridge, and danger of the same collapsing or bending under pressure or weight will be greatly reduced. 1

The strap portion of the hanger, indicated at 12, is reduced in breadth so that the end thereof may be easily passed through the opening 10 at the innerend of the bridge and bend over upon itself to lock the parts in proper'positio The bridge and strap portions join at the point where the hanger is shaped around the head of the trough or gutter, and at this point there is stamped from the metal I the longitudinally disposed tongue 13, which may be of substantially shown. The tongue may be of a length equal to the extent of the incision 14; it being understood that the latterreduces the metal in this particular part of the hanger to enable the rolled portion of the same 15 to be more easily adapted to the configuration' of the bead of the gutter.

wedge shape as In use, the blank as shown in Fig. 4: is bent upon the dotted lines 11 to provide the channel portion in the bridge, and the ends of the bridge are bent slightly upon the transverse dotted lines 16. The inner end of the bridge part is then bent into hook form as shown to enable this portion to engage over the inner edge of the gutter. The outer end of the bridge is rolled around the gutter bead into the shape shown, and

the tongue is deflected inwardly into position to engage beneath the roll or bead portion of the gutter. 'lhefree end of the strap is then passed under the trough and has its extremity passed through the opening 10 in the hooked portion 9, whereupon the said extremity may be bent downwardly to lock the hanger upon the gutter. Yhen the strap is pulled tight, the tongue will be forced upwardly into the space between the gutter and the head thereof, and its wedging action will securely bind the strap member upon the gutter.

By bending the bridge at the dotted lines 16, slight shoulders are formed, and these shoulders engage with the adjacent portions of the gutter; maintaining the latter in proper open position and against collapsing, and the pressure of the gutter edges against these shoulders assists in maintaining the hanger properly positioned.

Each hanger is provided with a supporting bracket or arm 17, secured at the middle portion of the bridge in any suitable inanner, and which may be attached to the roof of the structure upon which the gutter is to be hung.

In forming the locking tongue 13 in the manner shown and described, two objects are accomplished; one, of reducing the metal at the point of bend to enable the roll to be easily formed, and, two, of forming the tongue, integral with the hanger at the beneath the bead of the gutter.

proper point for its entrance into the space This 0bviated the use of additional or separate locking tongues, and thus simplifies the construction of the hanger as well as reduces the expense in constructing the hanger. By reason of the fact that the tongue is of short length and preferably broader at its base than at its free end, it possesses great strength and rigidity and is less liable to breakage or bending under strain.

The above is a description of the invention in its preferred embodiment, however, it will be understood that variations in the size, shape and construction of the parts of the hanger may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as delined by the claims.

I claim:

1. In a gutter hanger, a single piece of material shaped to provide a gutter strap and a bridge member, means for securing the ends of said strap and member together, and a tongue struck from said strap and engageable with a bead on the gutter.

2. In a gutter hanger, a brid e member adapted to span the gutter, a rolIed portion at one end of said bridge member to embrace the gutter bead, a. ton 'ue stamped from said rolled portion and adapted to engage and look behind the bead, and means for securing the opposite end of said bridge member to the gutter.

3. In a gutter hanger, a gutter strap adapted to extend beneath the gutter and at one end to embrace the bead thereof, and a tongue stamped from said strap near the said end and adapted to interlock with the said bead. A

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

SAMUEL STECKLER 

